New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho Importation Of oloomargane last year into Eng
land from Holland alone amounted to 80 ,30o, 100
pounds or more than half the quantity OF butter i'm
ported into England from all countries. great
deal Of this oeomargarine sold as butter.
There Is one crying nuisance In this city that
ought to be abatcd. We refer 10 the hacbmcn who
nfcst the entrances to tho Park and Impudently
noy ladies' and gentlemen who entering the Park
There is course the slightest objection to these
hackmen respectfully soliciting the patronage OF pc
destrans In the vicinity But 10 is an outrage when
they follow people for several rods fter they told
that their services not want d. obsrcperously en-
Iarging on the merits and chcapness Of their rigs
Gentlemen accompanied by ladies' especially an
noycd by those Ill manncresafeows and I'm such cases
they cannot be shaken OF oven wheh tho most vigorous
Language Is used. Many people dread going to the
Park solely account of this annoyance. 1t Is to
DO hoped that Mayor Hewitt, who Is proving such a
vigorous lcerwrter will devote of his opstlcs 70
tins matter
Poor Daniel Prattl What a soemniy aud uncon
sciously funny man he he slung his inconpre
hensble and ideas the heads Of the irreven
college boys. Much he stood from these same boys,
but 0nco in while no resented their chatting with
dignity that almost pathetic. Tho waterbury
American" tells how some Yale boys onco got him into
a students room TO shave fun" with him and while he
specialized they all smoked, blowing out as hoavy
clouds as they were able untG the thick
The old struggled manfuy to 90 on, but his voice
grew husky, no choked and coughed a little as the
smoke penetrated his throat, and then drawing himself
up with mildly rcsentful dignity no said "Gontemen,
your orator is not ham," and fed to the opon air.
Kentucky liquor men have decided to limit
put Of whisley. What temperance friends want
Is ~ limit tho lnput wen as tho output
There are six editors in Boston eighty years Of
ago who are engaged in active work.
James r. Fields was a noted teller Of stories. In
the authors pailor OF the old store Of Tickn0r &
equally that any clever thing would be sure VI
wldo and speedy circulation. IL may be, Therefore,
that tho following story has appeared In print, but
II IL has il Is good enough to be told again.
young American, Mr.. Fields used to say, who had
mbibed Anelomanla while In London, reached Boston
the night OF the I'd Of July. His sleep, was dis
tho Fourth, and he came down to the family break
fast table In a state Of very English irritation
ploslon Of pyrotechnlcs In the night, this most
deucedly inharmonious sounding Of horns and that
sort OF thingl Those bahsted bells tangled 50 that
couldn't sleep ut all, don't cherknowln
"Why, John, It's the Fourth OF July" . .
'The-aw-Fourth Of July Yaas, m aware that
It's the fourth day OF the current month Mawthah;
but-aw-what Of thati'-(Boston Transcript
Tho number Of men who do not take OF their hats
In elevators theatre Hobbies, etc. In the presence OF
ladies appears to DO increasing. business man says
that this Is because people becoming more pacuca
and less sentimental Men, he says, do not fancy
sacrificing their good looks for the sake OF galianry
and that's what they would do nine times out OF ten
should they doff In hurry. They would reveal
mlssedup head Of hair In these days Of baidness
shining pate. so by keeping on his ocphnlic cover
ing no doesn't have ~ grasp either horn Of the d.
lcmma And then another fact that weighs heavily.
to- Is the presence Of women everywhere now In ell